Muskogean
/ˌmʌs.kəˈɡiː.ən/noun
Relating to the Muskogean family of Indigenous languages of the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico.
Did you know?Muskogean is not a single language: it is a family that includes Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Mvskoke, Alabama, and several other Indigenous languages.
Etymological Timeline
17th Century
English
Muscogee
“An English rendering of the Indigenous name associated with the Creek people.”
17th Century
Spanish
Muscogui
“An early Spanish form recorded for the Muscogee or Creek people.”
18th Century
English
Muskogee
“A variant English form of Muscogee, also used as a place-name.”
19th Century
English
Muskogean
“A scholarly adjective formed from Muskogee to classify related Indigenous languages.”
Modern English
English
Muskogean
“The name of a language family and the linguistic branch associated with it.”